Factors related to the improvement in quality of life for depressed inpatients treated with fluoxetine

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Table 4 Multiple linear regression model with the changes of mental component summary (MCS) as a dependent variable (n = 106)

Dependent variable	Independent variable	B^a	SE^b	p	Adjusted R²	VIF^c
MCS change	Sex	0.681	2.195	0.756	0.434	1.097
	Age	−0.019	0.105	0.850		2.565
	Age at onset	0.283	0.107	0.006*		2.949
	Number of previous episodes	0.151	0.549	0.783		1.424
	HAMD-17 score change	−0.443	0.118	0.001*		1.160
	Number of adverse events	−0.615	0.238	0.008*		1.197
	Baseline MCS	−0.570	0.115	0.001*		1.032

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